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(Panama City) - Everyone loves an underdog, and that’s exactly who America is rooting for with eight teams left standing in the 2022 MLB season.
Our crack staff analyzed geo-tagged keyword association Twitter data over the past week, tracking official fan hashtags for each team in every state.
For example, #ForTheLand (Guardians), #RepBX (Yankees), #SeaUsRise (Mariners), #LevelUp (Astros), #RingTheBell (Phillies), #Back2Battle (Braves), #CaptureTheMoment (Padres), #WinForVin (Dodgers).
More than 300,000 tweets were included in the study.
The results produced a two “rooting for” favorites, both of which are up against the juggernauts of the American League.
As you can see from the map, a large chunk of America is rooting for the Mariners, who haven't been in the playoffs since 2001 and have never played in a World Series. And then you have the team from Cleveland up next, which hasn't won a championship since 1948.
State Breakdown
Mariners – 15 states
Guardians - 13
Braves - 7
Yankees - 5
Phillies - 3
Dodgers - 3
Padres - 2
Astros - 2
